In Numbers
Birmingham has a population of 1.1 million, and at Christmas over 130,000 real Christmas trees are expected to be sold in the city.
When it comes to the average spend on Christmas lights and decorations in towns and cities across the UK, Birmingham is ranked as one of the top 10 least generous cities, spending £132,146 per year or £116 per thousand people, which is less than half the national average of £292 per thousand people.